Throughout 2007 – 2008, the Weissman Center for Leadership series at MHC Bearing Witness explored the issues of testimony, the politics of advocacy, and the multiple ways in which acts of witnessing enable, educate, and inspire us as individuals in this twenty-first century world.

Educator and writer Jonathan Kozol addressed a standing-room-only crowd as part of the Bearing Witness series, lamenting the desperate situation in our nation's public school system. He spoke on his latest book, Letters to a Young Teacher, about his relationship with a young first-grade teacher in Roxbury, Massachusetts, and her students.

Throughout 2007 – 2008, the Weissman Center for Leadership series at MHC Bearing Witness explored the issues of testimony, the politics of advocacy, and the multiple ways in which acts of witnessing enable, educate, and inspire us as individuals in this twenty-first century world. Educator and writer Jonathan Kozol addressed a standing-room-only crowd as part of the Bearing Witness series, lamenting the desperate situation in our nation's public school system. He spoke on his latest book, Letters to a Young Teacher, about his relationship with a young first-grade teacher in Roxbury, Massachusetts, and her students.

Mount Holyoke College President Joanne V. Creighton delivered a talk titled "The Role of Women's Colleges in Women's Education Worldwide" for the First-Year Seminar Lecture Series.

Christopher Benfey, Mellon Professor of English, delivered a talk about poet Emily Dickinson for the First-Year Seminar Lecture Series.

International human rights activist Naomi Tutu, daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, delivered the first lecture in the Weissman Center's 2008-2009 series, Bearing Witness. Tutu shared her own life story with her observations on divisive society and the promise of communities working to protect and sustain the dignity of all people.

Danielle Connor FP '06, gave a talk during the Focus the Nation lunch panel.

The Mount Holyoke campus community participated in the nationwide Focus the Nation teach-in on climate change with a full day of activities on January 31.

Three panel discussions focused on civic engagement and the daily tools and lifestyle changes that can prevent further climate change, in addition to providing cross-disciplinary perspectives on the topic.

Todd Holland, Energy Manager, gave a talk during the Focus the Nation Stewardship panel.

The Mount Holyoke campus community participated in the nationwide Focus the Nation teach-in on climate change with a full day of activities on January 31.

Three panel discussions focused on civic engagement and the daily tools and lifestyle changes that can prevent further climate change, in addition to providing cross-disciplinary perspectives on the topic.

Jeremy King, Associate Professor of History, gave a talk during the Focus the Nation panel.

The Mount Holyoke campus community participated in the nationwide Focus the Nation teach-in on climate change with a full day of activities on January 31.

Three panel discussions focused on civic engagement and the daily tools and lifestyle changes that can prevent further climate change, in addition to providing cross-disciplinary perspectives on the topic.

Persa Batra, Visiting Assistant Professor of Earth and Environment, gave a talk during the Focus the Nation panel.

The Mount Holyoke campus community participated in the nationwide Focus the Nation teach-in on climate change with a full day of activities on January 31.

Three panel discussions focused on civic engagement and the daily tools and lifestyle changes that can prevent further climate change, in addition to providing cross-disciplinary perspectives on the topic.

Corinne Demas, Professor of English, gave a talk during the Focus the Nation panel.

The Mount Holyoke campus community participated in the nationwide Focus the Nation teach-in on climate change with a full day of activities on January 31.

Three panel discussions focused on civic engagement and the daily tools and lifestyle changes that can prevent further climate change, in addition to providing cross-disciplinary perspectives on the topic.